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Hi folks, advice required please.
On collection of my white A1 (March 1st) before handover I inspected the car and found a scratch on the offside front wing.
I pointed this out to the saleman who took the car and tried to polish the scratch out. 90% of the scratch was polished out successfully, however some of the scratch had gone through the paint to the primer below, aproximately 4-5mm in length.
The salesman advised I bring the car back for their body prep specialist to look at as he was confident that the scratch could be removed.
I returned the car and after inspection the specialist advised that the scratch was too deep and the wing would require painting.
I have been advised by the salesman and his sales manager not to repaint the wing as this will never be as good as the factory paintwork and if I were they, they would just live with the scratch and have offered £100 as compensation, should I choose that option.
I would prefer to have the car painted, as I'm worried on the long term effects of corrosion and warranty issues of the paint work later on, say 12-18 months time, but am somewhat nervous and shocked on their statement that the paint work will never be as good as the rest of the car.
Should I have it painted, leave it and accept the £100 or is there anything else I can do?
many thanks
Cisco
On collection of my white A1 (March 1st) before handover I inspected the car and found a scratch on the offside front wing.
I pointed this out to the saleman who took the car and tried to polish the scratch out. 90% of the scratch was polished out successfully, however some of the scratch had gone through the paint to the primer below, aproximately 4-5mm in length.
The salesman advised I bring the car back for their body prep specialist to look at as he was confident that the scratch could be removed.
I returned the car and after inspection the specialist advised that the scratch was too deep and the wing would require painting.
I have been advised by the salesman and his sales manager not to repaint the wing as this will never be as good as the factory paintwork and if I were they, they would just live with the scratch and have offered £100 as compensation, should I choose that option.
I would prefer to have the car painted, as I'm worried on the long term effects of corrosion and warranty issues of the paint work later on, say 12-18 months time, but am somewhat nervous and shocked on their statement that the paint work will never be as good as the rest of the car.
Should I have it painted, leave it and accept the £100 or is there anything else I can do?
many thanks
Cisco